System and method for information retrieval regarding services
First Claim
1. A method for retrieving information regarding a service in a network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a query packet;
determining a class of query, wherein the class of query is indicated by the query packet; and
determining at least one metric, the at least one metric being identified by the query packet.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for information retrieval related to a service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, two separate types of packets may be received to indicate information which is required. One type of packet is intended for information which may be directly looked up in a table, such as a routing table, while the other type of packet is intended for information which requires calculating or measuring metrics. Accordingly, if information which may be directly looked up in a routing table is requested along with information regarding metrics which need to be measured or calculated, then the routing table information is sent as soon as the requested information is looked up and the measured metric information is sent later when the requested metric is measured.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for retrieving information regarding a service in a network environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a query packet;
determining a class of query, wherein the class of query is indicated by the query packet; and
determining at least one metric, the at least one metric being identified by the query packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for retrieving information regarding a service in a network environment, the system comprising:
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an interface to receive a query packet;
a processor coupled to the interface, the processor configured to determine a class of query, wherein the class of query is indicated by the query packet;
the processor also being configured to determine at least one metric, the at least one metric being identified by the query packet.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for retrieving information regarding a service in a network environment, the system comprising:
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first processor configured to send a query packet;
an interface configured to receive the query packet; and
a second processor coupled to the interface, the second processor configured to determine a class of query, wherein the class of query is indicated by the query packet;
the second processor also being configured to determine at least one metric, the at least one metric being identified in the query packet; and
the second processor also being configured to send the at least one metric to the first processor.- View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer program product for retrieving information regarding a service in a network environment, the computer program comprising:
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computer code receiving a query packet;
computer code determining a class of query, wherein the class of query is indicated by the query packet;
computer code determining at least one metric, the at least one metric being identified in the query packet; and
a computer readable medium that stores the computer codes.
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